Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOTA) announced today that it has commenced dosing of patients in its Phase 2b SPIRITUS trial of vapendavir. The goal of the study is to enroll approximately 150 laboratory-confirmed human rhinovirus (HRV)...

Biota Pharmaceuticals said today it will acquire Anaconda Pharma for up to $38 million, in a deal designed to grow the buyer’s infectious disease pipeline with a Phase II antiviral indicated for two diseases caused by human papillomavirus...

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Biota Pharmaceuticals' slow trip downward continued Friday as the company disclosed that its its lead program, a flu treatment called laninamivir octanoate, failed to beat out placebo in a midstage study, sending its shares to an all-time nadir.

The news out of Biota Pharmaceuticals has been a steady drumbeat of defeat, setbacks and layoffs for the past two years. And this week the dirge grew even louder with the announcement that the biotech company is slashing the bulk of its staff...

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